# Accident 20181023019849A: Mooney M20C, Woodbine, NJ, October 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2018, 13:02 local time
- Place: Woodbine, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2206° N, 74.7958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2206&lon=-74.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9667M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9667M-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,496 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181023019849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 23, 2018, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED

MOONEY M20C, N9667M, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM

THE WOODBINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OBI), WOODBINE, NEW JERSEY. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT

WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE

FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA023), Oct 23, 2018: Mooney M20C (N9667M), Woodbine, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N9667M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831109057012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109057012A), Nov 9, 1983: Mooney M20C (N9667M), Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Was struck by a landing pitts N237V after entering the runway at an intersection. Pitts had no radio or nav lights.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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